By comparison, a total of 12 Muskegon County non-vehicular homicides were reported in all of 2013, including two considered to be justifiable. At least one of this year's eight cases may also be ruled justifiable, although a final decision hasn't been made.

Here's a list of the 2014 homicides and where the cases stood as of July 16:

April 23 -- Marquis Gresham, 17, a standout Muskegon Heights Public School Academy basketball player, was shot from a vehicle around 5:30 p.m. while walking on Rotterdam Avenue near Fifth Street in Muskegon Heights. Shundarius Lawson and Ryheim Beasley were arrested and charged with open murder. Beasley, the alleged driver, is cooperating with prosecutors and is expected to plead guilty or no contest to second-degree murder. Lawson, the alleged shooter, has been scheduled for trial starting Aug. 26.

April 25 – Jamie John Fialek, 40, was shot by a homeowner around 11:30 p.m. while allegedly trying to break into a home in the 800 block of Bossett Road in Moorland Township. The Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office is still awaiting toxicology results from Fialek's autopsy before ruling on whether the homicide was justifiable.

May 28 – Robert "Rome" Dawson Jr., 26, was found dead around 6:50 a.m. near Wood Street and Delano Avenue in Muskegon Heights. The case was still under investigation July 16. Muskegon Heights Police Chief Lynne Gill said police have a "person of interest."

June 24 – Rayshun Day, 24, was shot in the head around 2:25 p.m. at Hume Avenue and Reynolds Street in Muskegon Heights. He died a few days later at a hospital. The case remained under investigation July 16, and Gill said police have a person of interest.

June 26 – Jacob "Jake" Rameau, 26, was shot and crashed his motorcycle, dying at the scene, around 1:55 a.m. in the 2400 block of Peck Street in Muskegon Heights while chasing a car stolen from his brother. Police at first thought it was a single-vehicle traffic crash. Robert Earl Gee has been charged with open murder and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 22. Three other men had been charged with other felonies in connection with the case as of July 16.

June 29 – Rebekah Sue "Becky" Bletsch, 36, was shot dead sometime close to 6 p.m. while jogging or walking in the 5100 block of Automobile Road of Dalton Township less than a mile from her home. The case remained under investigation as of July 16.

July 9 – Dmetrius Washington, 14, was found shot dead around 2:30 a.m. on Hovey Avenue between Hoyt and Reynolds streets in Muskegon Heights. The case remained under investigation as of July 16.

July 11 – Sandra Lynn Detty, 53, was shot dead in a bedroom in her trailer in the 3500 block of Hoyt Street in Muskegon Heights, with police called around 11:15 p.m. Her boyfriend, 51-year-old Tom Lee Kerbuski, was charged with open murder. He's scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 24.

John S. Hausman covers courts, prisons, the environment and local government for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email him at jhausman@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter.